What will my teaching schedule look like?
The answer to this question depends heavily on the type of contract you decide to sign. ( Click here to review the different contracts we offer. ) Essentially, a 25-hour teachers schedule might look like this:...
Is the instruction textbook based?
We have a curriculum and textbooks in place that we require teachers to follow at a set pace to ensure consistency and satisfy the demands of the parents. The style of presentation, however, is left up to the teacher. Teachers write lesson...
Do the schools have a resource bank of lesson plans, books?
Yes. At this time our Education Department, has collected sample plans for almost every lesson. There are also many teachers who have been here for a while and are familiar with most of the books to help newcomers with ideas. Schools have e...
Are teachers assigned a level?
Youll be assigned a combination of different levels. Since Aston schools have 14 levels of instruction for children and 9 levels for adults, its safe to bet that youll teach beginners, intermediate, and advanced students. You will not, howe...
How are the schools equipped?
China has not developed very far in this area. All of our schools have computers and Internet for the teachers. While all our schools also have additional teaching materials such as posters, activity/idea books, games, toys for young learne...
Can I contact my school administrator?
Yes. Once your application is successful we mutually agree on a city before you commit to teaching at Aston and sign a contract. You are then put in direct contact with the location manager who takes over answering your questions....
What is an interactive whiteboard?
The easiest way to describe an IWB is to say that it is a large computer touch screen, a virtual filing cabinet of resources. The board can be used as a normal classroom board but can also be used to design classroom activities such as matc...
Is class enrollment strictly limited to 18 or less?
Classes are limited to 18 students for kids and 16 for adults. There are occasional emergency situations when you might have 19 kids but these are rare....